Issue No: 115 -June 2015 lh.Farmborough /Jy11r vour communitv newspaper reflecting news, views and events
MP and longstanding Memorial Hall AGM - June 1 Councillor re-elected! Peter Wright THE local election held on May 7 saw our THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of longstanding Ward Councillor, Sally the Farmborough Memorial Hall Management Committee will be held in the Davis; retain her seat on Bath & NE Somerset Council and the Conservatives Memorial Hall committee room (access taking control of the Authority for the first through the door at the rear of the Hall) on Monday 151 June at 7:30pm. time in its history
In the General Election Jacob Rees-Mogg There will be reports on the activities of increased his majority and was returned to the committee during the year and Westminster as our MP for a further term. election of the officers of the committee, He polled 25,431 votes over his nearest as well as an opportunity to review the rival's 12,690. management of the Hall and to get involved in this important village amenity. New 20mph speed limit Temporary closure of implemented Hayeswood Road WITH all the required signage in place the obligatory 20mph speed limit through the NOTICE has been given by Bath & NE village is now in force. Somerset Council of the potential temporary closure of the whole length of The new mandatory speed restriction Hayeswood Road for the purpose of Micro applies to Bellifants, Bridge Gardens, Asphalt Surfacing. Little Lane and all minor roads leading from and including The Mead, at its The road will only be restricted when junction with Timsbury Road, to a point traffic signs are in position and for as long where The Street joins the A39 Bath as necessary to execute the works which Road. Speed limits on other roads in the are due to take place in June/July. village are unaffected by the new order. Gold and bronze for Cub Parish Annual Meeting - Scout's amazing archers! Report CONGRATULATIONS to Harry and Jacob, pupils of Class 4 at Farmborough Martin Carter, Parish Council Chairman School , who achieved great success in THE Parish Annual Meeting was held on the recently held Scouting Association's April 28 in the Memorial Hall . A Total of 27 National Archery Competition at Phasels Parishioners were present to hear the Wood near Luton. Jacob received a Gold Parish Council Chairman and Ward in Field Archery and Harry Bronze medals Councillor as well as 13 village groups in both Field and Clout Archery. Amazing deliver reports on their activities over the achievements by any standard! past year
The Agenda and unapproved Minutes as well as copies of all the reports have been Thanks to Steve and Bev Stroud of posted on the Parish Council website "Celebration Bars" for sponsoring this (www.farmborough.parishcouncil.net). You edition of the Flyer. Copy deadline for will find them in the Documents Archive in the next issue is Tuesday June 16 2015 the Annual Parish Meeting's directory. If for publication on Wednesday June 24. you would like to read a copy the Chairman has paper copies available.
SOMETHING FOR THE FLYER? Contact Patrick on 01761471074 or 0797 5655 989 or send a text or email: [email protected] Saturdays at Timsbury Gardens to delight! Surgery Sue Brown ST MARY'S SURGERY will open from JOIN us on our Hidden Gardens and 8.30am to 10.30am on June 13 and 27. Scarecrow Trail on the weekend of July 4th and 51h from 12 noon to 5 pm each day
COMMUNITY LUNCH Eight beautiful village gardens will be in the MEMORIAL HALL open for you to visit and ice creams will be on THURSDAY JUNE 4 available at Pat Beaumont's house, 12.30 for 12.45 pm. Cost just £3.50. 'Westerly', The Green and cream teas at 'The Stores' Cold Bath, the home of Anita ~~V@OO~ ~\b~@GMJI~ Eatherden.
The start point will be at the Church where Farmborough Goodwill Club ploughman's lunches and drinks will be Pat Tiley available throughout the weekend as well FARMBOROUGH Goodwill Club meet as tickets and maps enabling you to every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month commence your trip to the open gardens! at 2.30 pm in the Memorial Hall Entry to the gardens is by ticket costing We enjoy tea, coffee and cake together £7 .50 (accompanied children free) with all with some really good entertainment. On proceeds going to Farmborough Church. May 28 we welcome Classic F.J. and on More details in next month's Flyer or from June 11 God's Grampes (Gospel and Barbara Chard on 470423. Country and Western) will be the entertainment. On June 25 we shall be New and exciting Dog spending the afternoon with Preb. Jan Training Classes for the Knott. summer On June 16 we have a coach trip to Emily Wol/acott Longleat for members and non-members BATH Canine Academy will be starting when we shall be stopping on our way at another new evening dog training class at Shepton Mallet for fish and chips. Contact Farmborough Recreation Ground, Tilley Bryn on 01761 471350 for details. Lane starting on Tuesday evenings from 6.00pm - 7.30pm. If Tuesday is no good Anyone interested in joining our club then we still have places on a Wednesday contact Pat on 01761 470491. New evening starting at 6.30pm - 8.00pm. members are always made very welcome. WEEKEND TRAINING - Due to demand I will also now be holding a new training Flag Days for June class on a Saturday morning from 9- 10am. These classes offer a range of 2 - Coronation of Elizabeth II 1953 training techniques suitable for puppies 4 - Corpus Christi-Day of Thanksgiving and teaching them the basic skills through 10 - Prince Philip born 1921 to training adult rescue dogs. Or if you 11 - Barnabas - Apostle have a dog that needs some socialisation 13 - Official Birthday of Elizabeth II please get in touch. 21 - Prince William born 1982 24 - John the Baptist AGILITY CLASS - This class will be held 29 - Peter and Paul - Apostles on a Saturday morning, and will begin at 10.15am - 11 .15am Get in touch if you would like to join in the fun. All dogs are Margaret Price welcome as all dogs love to have fun on MARGARET PRICE, who lived at an agility course. Brookside Drive, has died at the age of For more information please contact: 92. Her funeral took place at All Saints' Emily Wollacott on 07717213503. Email: Church on Monday May 11 followed by [email protected]. internment in the churchyard. We offer to Website: www.bathcanineacademy.co. uk her family our sympathy. Parish Council News - May Good Neighbours' Martin Carter - Council Chairman Chairman steps down a'fter THE Parish Council held its annual meeting in May. Nine councillors were re long service elected, Martin Carter was elected as Barbara Chard, FGN Secretary Chairman and Jean Rogers as Vice FARMBOROUGH Good Neighbours Chairman. The Council can now co-opt [FGN] held their Annual General Meeting TWO new councillors; anyone interested on Tuesday April 21 in the church. in applying should contact the Chairman or attend a future meeting. A review of the past year was discussed and agreed it had been successful. Over The Parish Clerk is currently unable to 134 lifts had been given to villagers to attend meetings due to illness; for the time various Doctors, Hospitals etc including being the Chairman and Councillors will Southmead Hospital where since the attend to the Clerk's duties. closure of Frenchay increasing numbers of people need to go. This is a big ask as The Council considered and objected to it is a 40 mile round trip from an approval/request for the conversion of Farmborough which takes about an hour an agricultural barn to a dwelling house at each way. However we have 6 FGN Pit Pony Barn, Timsbury Road. members who are willing to go there so we are very grateful to them. The Council agreed to pay grants to All Saints' Church, the Memorial Hall, the Roger Sirett has been the chairman since Flower Show, the Flyer, the Sports & its beginning over 20 years ago and has Social Club, the Good Neighbours group now decided to retire. He was thanked for and the Goodwill Club. all his work and diligence in keeping it Any outstanding payments for allotments going for so long. His replacement is can be given to the Chairman to pass on Malcolm Allen and Graham Dall was also to the Clerk. elected as vice chairman. The other committee members remain the same. The next meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday June 9th 2015 in the We have a healthy bank balance and are Memorial Hall. grateful to the Parish Council for an annual grant which enables the Insurance Farmborough Flower Show premium to be paid on time. September 5. Appeal to Some new people offered to become Young Photographers! drivers for which we are very grateful Be Wright especially for the co-ordinators who IN this year's Flower Show, there will be sometimes find it difficult to find a driver. It an opportunity for children aged 16 and was noted that we need as much notice as under to enter three photos of the possible for a request for a lift with a Farmborough Scarecrows which will be minimum of 24 - 48 hours. See advert for out and about in the village the weekend contact details. of 4th/5th July during the Hidden Gardens Event. So to all young aspiring photographers, do FARMBOROUGH GOOD make a diary note of the above dates and NEIGHBOURS be prepared to do some snapping over that weekend, to increase your chances of offer free li'fts to villagers of all ages a prize at this year's show. (child seat available) to local surgeries and hospitals Contributions for li'fts welcome Copy deadline for the July edition of the Flyer is Tuesday June 16. Please Contact Maureen Fletcher 472168 keep your articles short and snappy!/ or Patience Barnes 470032 Wansdyke Telecom is now Volunteers needed TrueSpeed Charlotte Dag/ess FARMBOROUGH Toddler Group is Ben Bament JUST wanted to give everyone in the looking for VOLUNTEERS to share in the running of this weekly session. It involves village an update on Wansdyke Telecom, setting up, providing snack and admin. the organisation trying to bring super high TUESDAYS in term time 10-12pm. Please speed fibre optic internet to this area. help to maintain this popular and valuable Wansdyke has been sold to TrueSpeed resource for families. Call 07788 788224. Communications. TrueSpeed is now the name to look out for. They have a radically new approach and are aiming to The next Saturday a~emoon bring fibre optic straight into your property. BINGO SESSION This means incredibly high speeds for the is on June 13 at 2.30 pm area (the slowest residential package has in the Memorial Hall 1OOMb/s up and down for those who like numbers), and, unlike BT's option , it Entrance fee £ 1 doesn't matter how far away from the cabinet you are. Everyone with a fibre connection gets the same speed. Help Wanted ... Phil Gray You may have seen in the news that A HELP is needed with installation of a TrueSpeed has also purchased 77km of new set of doors to the Pavilion at the ducting from Hibernia Networks. This Ree. We have the new doors which are route runs from Chippenham to Brean. high security metal doors but need some Work is due to commence this summer professional (or serious DIYer) help with bringing ultrafast internet connectivity to their installation as some minor alteration the whole of the Chew Valley, and is required to the doorway to fit and businesses in Bath. secure them to the building.
What does this mean for Farmborough? If you have some time to spare during a Well it's obviously disappointing that we're weekend this summer, I would be grateful not in the first phase of building, but we to hear from you. Please call Phil Gray on can make sure we're considered next. I 470690 or 07473383090. understand that TrueSpeed will be looking to go where the demand is highest, so I Pick up a bargain at the will be keeping an eye on demand levels in Chelwood and Marksbury, because if Keynsham Furniture Sale they're going to connect either of those GOOD quality items and second hand villages, then we must make sure they furniture will be for sale at bargain prices come to Farmborough as well. next door to the Keynsham Recycl ing Centre, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, from The way to let TrueSpeed know that 1Oam to 12 noon on Saturday June 6. Farmborough wants Ultrafast Broadband is to go onto their website and click to All sale items have been brought to the register your interest. There's some B&NES Recycling Centres and saved for information about products and pricing on re-use instead of being sent to landfill or the site, but its everyone's postcode that recycled. The items on offer include sofas, helps raise our demand level. tables, three piece suites, wardrobes, armchairs, chests of drawers, chairs and Farmborough Cricket Club - computer desks. Free bric-a-brac and June fixtures books will also be available. Sunday yth - Eastern Cowboys - H 1 Any item purchased must be paid for in Sunday 14 h - Carsons & Mangotsfield - H 81 cash and collected during the sale. Bags Sunday 21 - Temple Cloud - A 1 of compost will also be available at the Sunday 28 h - Bristol Pakistanis - H event priced £2 per bag. All home games are played at the Ree. starting at 2.30pm. Good hunting! Farmborough WI May 2015 This month's Competition "A Farmborough Connection" was won as Jutta Steffens-Carter 51 follows: 1 : Jean, 2nd: Chris, 3rd: Rose. WE had a very enjoyable monthly lunch, this time at the Red Lion in Bishop Sutton. Outings: In fact, it was enjoyed so much that a Thursday May 21 - Lunch at The Blue couple of members have been back for Bowl, West Harptree -12.30pm dinners with their families since. Thursday June 4 - NFWI Centenary Our spring outing to "Oakham Treasures" Annual Meeting - Live Broadcast - was a huge success. We all had great fun Conygre Hall, Timsbury finding things we used to know and Tuesday June 23 - Visit to Wentworth exploring all those old types of shops and Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle Manufac machinery. We thoroughly recommend a turer and Thanksgiving Service at visit including lunch at the cafe. Bath Abbey Tuesday June 30 - Celebration Lunch at At the Craft Exhibition of the Camdyke Cameley Lodge Group of Wls on 25 April at Conygre Hall in Timsbury, our Co-operative Art Work Some of us are getting ready for a 5 mile was awarded a silver star, the three glass walk starting and ending in Farmborough bowls Ann had entered were awarded two in aid of Brain Tumour Research silver stars and one Gold and three of http://www.braintumourresearch.org/ on Jutta's photos were awarded a Gold star. May 30, organised by Bernadette for the The items awarded a Gold star will be Farmborough Talent & Trading Group. If shown again on 19 and 20 September at you would like to join the walk and/or the Arts and Crafts Exhibition, M-Shed, sponsor, please contact Bernadette Bristol! Wright. Next meeting: Tuesday June 2nd 7.30pm at Farmborough Memorial Hall: The SS Great Britain - the Concorde of her day (with Philip Unwin). Competition Maritime
Jean Forsyth - Obituary and ,. \ Funeral Announcement \ \_.~- AFTER a short illness JEAN FORSYTH died on May 6 at the Royal United Ann's award winning glassware at Hospital, Bath, aged 91. We offer to her Camdyke Group's Craft Exhibition husband, John, our deepest sympathy.
On Saturday, 2 May, we had our Jean, who lived at Bellifants moved to traditional Bluebell Walk. Despite a bad Farmborough in 1968 and until ill health weather forecast, more than 25 members intervened was an active member of the with a couple of friends, 8 dogs and even local WI as well as Farmborough's 3 brave husbands came along. The bad Goodwill Club. weather stayed away, we had a lovely walk in the beautiful Lords Wood, quite a Jean worked at Jelly's of Milsom Street, few got lost (we won't mention names ... ), Bath until her retirement at the age of 60 but all were found eventually and we when she became a volunteer at Bath's enjoyed a lovely lunch, superbly prepared. Manvers Street Baptist Church. Thank you to everybody putting so much work into it and everybody who came! Her funeral will take place at Haycombe Crematorium on Tuesday June 2 at 1pm. Patrick's quiz at our meeting on 5 May No flowers by request. If desired was enjoyable - and testing!- as usual. We donations may be made in Jean's memory all had great fun. Team "Gill's girls" won to the Peggy Dodd Centre, Brierley with fabulous 53 points, Team "Dunno" House, Summer Lane, Combe Down, came second with 52 points and the Bath, BA2 5JX. "Material girls" came third with 43 points. Billie's Kenya trip 2015 The 2nd week we went to Silver Bells Billie Jones school. It is so much smaller than Melon 1 but much more of a happy and calmer ON the 29 h March I left home at 5.30am to meet all the volunteers for our trip of a life place. With only 110 children, it is more time. We flew from Birmingham to personal. When we arrived we also had a Amsterdam and then 9 hours later we welcome ceremony. Members of the staff were on our flight to Kenya. We arrived in are really kind and caring and it feels like Kenya at 6.30am. Well the journey to a big happy family. When I was there I did Nakuru was eventful. We had cows zebra a lot of lessons. The best thing about and lots more in the road and they did not Silver Bells is there is a girl called Faith want to move! If you think you know what and she is so cute and funny. She's 3 pot holes are then you haven't been to years old and had a very bad upbringing Kenya. We got to El-Belthel guest house and now because of that we think she has so excited and full of joy as the next day special needs, but I clicked with her we were going to Melon Mission School. straight away. I love her very much and I am now sponsoring her future schooling. I The next morning we headed to Melon am hoping to go out again next year as it Mission. We got there and had a welcome was the best thing I have ever done. ceremony from the children and teachers· they sang and danced for us. We had ~ tour of the school and then met the children properly. The children have nothing but are so happy all the time and didn't stop singing. We all split up into groups and went to different classes and helped the teacher or took our own class. For the next 3 days we did our lessons, helped in the kitchen or painted the walls of the school. It was such fun !
I just want to thank all the people who helped in any way to get me to Kenya. I am so pleased I went. It was a life changing experience and I saw how people with absolutely nothing appreciate the smallest kindness and keep sm il ing so now I am determined to go back.
Village Agent Roadshow Free event at Farrington Gurney In the evenings we went either to the supermarket, hotels or to the Kenya Memorial Hall, Church Lane markets. The Kenya markets were a bit crazy. I had 5 different people trying to Tuesday June 16 1Oam to 12pm sell me their items all at the same time!! ! At the weekend we went to the amazing Enjoy a quiz to test your memory Massai Mara Safari Park. We stayed 2 Refreshments will be served nights, did 2 safaris and on the 3rd day we Meet people from organisations met a Massai tribe and went into their who can help maintain your homes. On our safari we saw lots of independent living amazing animals such as lions cheetah zebra, hippos, elephants and lots more. It For information or transport to was an amazing opportunity to be able to the event call 01275 333700 go to the Massai Mara and to meet one of their tribes. ,J'unc t;crokcG at ~ll t;aintG' ~burcb ih 11 am Friends and Family Service Dance Down Memory Lane in June with 6.30pm Holy Communion (CW) the 1945 Concert Party - Timsbury with Revd . John Hall Theatre Group 1 14 h 11am Friends and Family We're working hard now on our next Communion with Baptism production, a collection of sketches songs, 6.30pm Evensong (BCP) dances and comedy which we're calling 51 21 8am Holy Communion (BCP) "1945 Concert Party". Marking 70 years 11am Friends and Family Service since the end of World War II , this 1 28 h 11 am Benefice Service at St nostalgia-test will take you a long way Peter's Marksbury for St Peter's down memory lane! Our dancers will be Day strutting their stuff to the music of Glenn For full details of all Benefice services and Miller and Benny Goodman and the church activities please see the diary chorus will be performing some of the posted in the church porch; the notice best-known songs of the time. board on the church gate or refer to 'Trio '. The juniors will be performing an evacuee themed sketch and our more mature actors will be presenting TTG's version of those favourite TV hits, Dad's Army and Alla! Alla! Add in some Max Miller ELECTION fever is over and we have a humour, a two course meal and a great new government. All that talk of a hung evening's entertainment is guaranteed. parliament didn't come to fruition. All the "1945 Concert Party" is on stage at the sniping and 'this is what we're going to do' Conygre Hall for two performances on rhetoric is done. Several eminent Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June at parliamentarians have lost their seats and 7.30pm. Tickets are available now priced we now have to see which path our new £11 which includes the meal (no Government will take. If you're like me, concessions) and you are encouraged to you may well have got totally fed up with dress in 1940s style! Numbers will be the way some candidates conducted limited, so get your ticket orders in now! themselves. I wondered, at times, if Call or text our ticket line 07542 152 595 candidates realized what picture they or visit our website www.thettg.org painted of themselves and their Party by Our spring play "The Village Fete" by their attitude towards others. Peter Tinniswood was very well received by audiences and by the adjudicator from This had me thinking about those of us the Somerset Fellowship of Drama. Some who seek to follow Christ Jesus. St extracts from the adjudication: "The Anthony of Padua had this, which is technical aspects worked really well; rather interesting, to say. He said that lighting perfectly reflected time and anyone who is filled with the Spirit of God location .... " ''The costumes were speaks several different languages. These absolutely spot on .. ." "There were languages · are the various ways of moments of poignancy which were witnessing to Christ. 'We speak humility, directed well ... " "I think Timsbury Theatre poverty, patience and obedience when we Group made a good thorough job bringing practice them towards our neighbour. it to life. Thank you and well done!" High Language comes alive when it speaks by praise indeed; a shame that more people deeds. Enough of talking; let actions didn't come to see it speak. We are bloated with words and by Our December Pantomime will be empty works.' "Cinderella" - an excellent script by David Maun. Audition dates will be announced Quite simply it is useless if our behaviour in the July edition of the Flyer, Timsbury contradicts our faith or our code of living. Letter and on our website. The Group meet every Tuesday at the with love & blessing. J This year's event, which is to be held on the weekend of July 4th and 5th, will follow a theme "A Right Royal Night Out" and a prize of £10 is offered for the best scarecrow and a similar prize for the most original. To enter the prize competition your scarecrow must be located and clearly visible from a highway or public footpath o 0 ~~~ o [ffij@~, and maintained in that position from 11 am of&~o1 1 l f''" .!!c ',I f on Saturday July 4 until 5pm on July 5 ..., 't~~·.o. :~ ·- ...~. : during which time judging will take place. · o • • [lill]wm · . l ' i'l l .- -. l,- ·- •" -·,;.,, • u:J. ~ ·. •· b,,\ The competition is open to all and to enter Making your evening more enioyable it;;1·, couldn't be easier. Just complete the form M Eno1,iries T•l:0176t 4173~0 •.fi.·'ff•, 1,i Mobile: 07929 172817 . . l-J¥,lfJi at the bottom of this page and drop it in to Please visit VNM.celecrationbars.couK Patrick Bridges at 79 Church Lane; or send the details by text to 0797 5655 989; S onsor of this edition of the FI er or email [email protected]; or call 01761 471074. But hurry! To be Plants for sale @ no. 64 - included in the competition and trail finally... you must have your entry in by Monday Sam Ross June 29. THE sale has been delayed this year due to strong winds and a drop in temperature, but plants are now available at the garden SCARECROW TRAIL & COMPETITION gate of no. 64. A lot of plants are already coming into flower, especially the Name ...... Geraniums, Scabious and Strawberries. Address & Location of Scarecrow: Many thanks to friends and neighbours who have already donated plants to the sale this year, including French Marigolds, Raspberry canes and Shasta Daisies. If ' i' ...... ···· ·· ...... ··· ························ you have any spare plants you'd like to ! rehome, please contact Sam on 01761 !' Contact phone no ...... 470 690. All proceeds to Seedy Saturday :__ .. .,. ______...... 2016. "Sing up to be a soap star!" sound that suited this special occasion. Bryn Hawkins They performed a wide range of music THIS was the headline the Daily Mirror ran from gospel to sacred folk, pop and everything in between. on Tuesday September 15 1987. It was about the Timsbury Male Voice Choir now The Wadebridge choir was formed in the Mendip Male Voice and who would 1920 and have performed all over the have thought that they could run it again? world. Their Musical Director is Paul Mitchell and accompanists are Graham Part of the headline was "choir auditions Lee and Gill Gowan. The repertoire of the held in a bathtub" as shy vocalists were choir was varied and included many being invited to audition for the MMVC by singing in their bathtubs or showers while classical and popular pieces as well as members of the choir's council listened at spirituals and sacred items. the keyhole as the idea had been floated that behind every bathroom door lies a RUH Bath Forever Friends closet Pavarotti. Walk of Life - Devizes to Bath - May 16 2015 Dave Willis Many men. It's believed, with great voices THIS WALK celebrates the lives of those would be a worthy asset to the choir but who have died of cancer and raises funds they are just too scared to stand up and for a state of the art new Cancer Centre at sing in public, so it is planned to visit the RUH. The appeal is nearing its target interested parties in the comfort of their of £8.5m, towards the total cost of £23.5m. own homes. Bathroom baritones and tongue tied tenors will be judged on their Work has started clearing away 1940s vocal qualities regardless of the choice of buildings at RUH North as part of the songs which could range from the top ten phased stages of demolition and new to the "Sound of Music". build essential to ensure maintenance of the radiotherapy treatments in which the During the month of June male singers Hospital has invested heavily in recent are invited along to the choir's rehearsals years. which are held at St Mary's School, Timsbury at 7.15pm on Mondays - just Should you wish to support this appeal turn up and join in it's absolutely free - or please do so at www.justgiving.com/david if you would rather let a member of the will is7 Thank you choir's council hear you sing in the bath or shower behind a closed door that's fine. Just ring Les, the choir's secretary, on 01761 233948. a4:iot\d\ If there are men who could make Monday -.--111t111~=-~ evenings and they know the words of 'Ith. some of the choir's new songs, such as "Sailing", one of Rod Stewart's biggest tOUrlTRY & W£~T£Rrf hits and the Liverpool football song "You'll C.AMP OUT Never Walk Alone" , they will never know what they have missed until they have 3CH:h. July - 3rd. August sung with an 80 strong choir. 2015 Louanon: .. A39 Bai:h Road, Farmborou_gh Bai:h & rf ori:h East 1omersei:, BA2 OP,~ The Mendip Men's concert at St. Bernadette's Church, Whitchurch on May M.otor Komu, tal"cavans, Tents, A&enti<' s. 15 where they sang with the visiting Pd:s Allowed - Lca1"9e firm (4,.ass Field t ..1.t a. Watc:> fatilltm touring Wadebridge Male Voice Choir and the local ladies' choir "Vax in Frox" was LIV£ ft\U~lt ruff ~Hootoon well supported and raised a great deal of Air rifle & pistol ~hoot, rield Games money for the church roof which is in need &lank et ~ale • Raffle • Weste~n \tails • &ouncy tastle ·Seer Tent of urgent repair. Food Van Organisers l).L. I> - goo The all female chamber choir "Vax" which goo • 01911318114. D.L.D • 07't15 280 980 is based in the Chew Valley and consists of 14 singers, made a truly beautiful Looking back to VE Day 70 "Bonfires were lit on Oozles (Barrow Hill) and a field off Bath Road known as years on! Backside - now the site of Welbeck House 1 FRIDAY May 8 was the 70 h anniversary of and Ealand House. VE Day when millions of civilians and servicemen celebrated Hitler's downfall. "A live pig that had a "Hitler" style Although the war in South-East Asia was moustache painted on its snout was to continue until August 1945 when Japan paraded around the village on a cart and capitulated, for many the joy of Adolf's although aged just 7 I thought it a cruel defeat was unforgettable. Here are just a thing to do. few memories of what happened in Farmborough on VE Day 1945 "Yes, VE Day - a day that brought immense relief to millions of people in this Iris Flower who lived in Bath Road country and abroad. For me, it was the "Finally it was VE Day! The streets were day the world began". trimmed up with flags and bunting and a party was held for all the children living in If you have any memories about Bath Road. Farmborough's VE Day celebrations why not send them to the Editor for publication "All our neighbours made cakes and in the Flyer? sandwiches; the men had a few drinks of Mother's homemade wine. Have a go at bell ringing FARMBOROUGH church has 6 bells and "One man got a pig from somewhere, the aim is to ring for services where bells painted it red, white and blue and paraded act as a 'reminder' and call 'regulars' to it around the village on a farm cart. worship. The bells are also rung on "For the first time in many years the request for special occasions such as church bells rang out. My Father, Frank weddings and funerals. Flower, was one of the bell ringers on that We need new recruits to carry on this momentous day and although the war was ancient tradition. Could this be YOU? over for us we were still fighting Japan". Please th ink about it! Ray King living at Cold Bath Here are some frequently asked questions "There was a bonfire on the top of Oozels, and answers: one of a national chain of beacons, and I went there with my Father. Other than Need I be a church member? Not that I remember little about the event." necessarily but many are What's in it for me? Exercise of mind and Nora King who lived in Timsbury Road body; sense of achievement; social "A great deal of cider was consumed that a activity; but beware - ringing can be night ....and a few babies conceived". addictive The Editor, Patrick Bridges, living at Who rings bells? Men, women, boys and Church Lane girls. "It was a bonfire night to end all bonfire How are bells rung? Using rope and nights. VE Day - or rather night - will wheel. Bells are first swung gradually to always stick in my memory. It was the the 'up-side-down' position and then bonfires. After years of blackout it was swung full circle. For each 360 degrees wonderful! turn, the bell sounds just once. What is change ringing? Bells sound "There was a feeling of joy and happiness down the scale in 'rounds' - the starting and I well remember my Mum telling me point for all ringing. 'Changes' are in any that the war was over and thinking, oh order other than 'rounds'. There are good, I won't have to take my gasmask to countless methods of producing changes - school anymore; there will be no more air this is the mathematical fascination of bell raid drill in the playground and my Dad ringing! will no longer have to drive his delivery van in the dark with just a glimmer of light Interested and want to know more? being emitted through a slit in the Contact the Captain of the Farmborough headlight mask. Band, Patrick Bridges, on 01761 4 7107 4.